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Category Archives: Patient Engagement
Live from #HM13: Feinberg Shares How UCLA Puts Patients “at the Center of Everything”
In his plenary address to attendees at Hospital Medicine 13, sponsored by the Society for Hospital Medicine, David Feinberg, president of UCLA Health System and CEO of UCLA Hospital System, shared how he has led his organization to “Healing Humankind … Continue reading
Health Care Social Media Review #HCSM
Compiled By Sarah Sonies Welcome to the latest edition of Health Care Social Media Review, where we highlight blog posts from health care thought leaders on social media best practices, resources, narrative experiences, case studies, and new communications tools. This … Continue reading
Crowdsource request: Help our dialogue with leaders in academic medicine regarding social media
Originally posted on April 1, 2013 By Ted Eytan, MD I have been invited by the Association of American Medical Colleges (@aamctoday) to join social media superstar physicians Vinny Arora, MD (@futuredocs) and Bryan Vartabedian, MD (@Doctor_V) in leading a … Continue reading
The Provider Will See, Text, or Hear You Now: Alternative Care Visits in Primary Care
By Stacie Pankow, MS, Scott Shipman, MD, MPH, and Shana Sandberg, PhD According to the Center for Workforce Studies at the Association of American Medical Colleges, the United States faces a shortage of primary care physicians that will be magnified … Continue reading
Vanderbilt Takes Patient Engagement to a New Level
Advisory Councils Are Involved in Hiring, Governance, Quality Measures By Jennifer J. Salopek In times gone by, “patient engagement” may have meant focus groups about waiting room design or surveys about food offerings in the cafeteria. Vanderbilt University Medical Center … Continue reading
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Time’s Brill Persuasive but “Bitter Pill” Misdiagnoses Health Care Ills
By Joanne Conroy, MD The Feb. 20 Time magazine article by Steve Brill highlights the very real challenges people have navigating our health system. Specifically, it highlights individuals who have no health insurance or inadequate insurance coverage. One of the … Continue reading
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Can EHR Use Lower ER Use?
By Scott Harris Patients who can get in touch with their regular providers outside of normal business hours don’t visit the emergency room as often as those who can’t, according to a new study. A report published in December by … Continue reading
Consumer-Directed Health Care: Can Engaged Patients Transform Our Health System?
By Joanne Conroy, MD Proponents of consumer-directed health plans argue that insured people aren’t really aware of the costs of care. Usually, their out-of-pocket costs are limited to 25 percent of premium costs in employer-sponsored plans, deductibles, and co-pays. But … Continue reading
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Wing of Zock “Chart Review” Blog Carnival: February 2013 Edition
Compiled by Jennifer Salopek and Sarah Sonies After a chilly but sparsely snowy DC winter, the Wing of Zock staff is ready for the infamous groundhog to miss his shadow entirely and scamper right into spring. In the meantime, here … Continue reading
The Inspiration Behind this Disturbing Picture of Black American Health Insurance
By Alex Hillsberg Infographic authored by Alex Hillsberg and Julia Trello This infographic is a confluence of earlier projects done on African Americans. Black History month, celebrated in February of each year, was the catalyst that brought this all together. … Continue reading →